Labeling-machine.



PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

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K. OTTING.

LABBLI'NG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 6, 1906.

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PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

' K. OTTING.

LABELING MACHINE.

APrLwATIoN FILED DBO. e. 1906.

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RARI; oT'iING, oF LUDWIGSBURG, GERMANY, AssIGNoR 'ro THE FIRM or FERD. EMIL v JAGENBERG, oF DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

LABELINGMAQHINE.

To all whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL OT'rING, a subject of the following is a specification.l

This invention relates to a machine for applying pasto to a label, reversing the same, and then afrixing the label to a bottle or other article. I

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section,-of my improved labeling machine, with the right end broken away; Fig. 1 is an elevation of such right end of the machine; Fig. 2 a plan of the machine, with the right end broken away; Fig. 2 a plan of such right end; Figs. 3 and 4 are details of the pasting and reversing rollers, showing the parts in consecutive positions; Fig. 5 a detail of the reversing roller and brushes, and Fig. 6 a cross section of the pasting roller.

The machine-frame 1 is provided with upper rails 2, on which reciprocates a slide 3 carrying a suitable number of label magazines 5 and 5B. These magazines are open at the bottom, the stacks of labels 4` and 4 contained therein being supported byV catches 48, which permit the lowermost labels to be freely drawn out. The withdrawal of `the lowermost labels is effected by a pasting cylinder 21 beneath the path of the slide, which is provided with segmental projections 22, 22* that correspond in number to that of the magazines. The labels are fed in sucha manner that they will register with the segments, and receive the paste from the surface of the latter. The slide 3 is reciprocated by a gear wheel 12 mounted on shaft 13 of cylinder 21, and engaging wheel 11 fast on countershaft 10. This shaft carries a pair of chain wheels? that drive a pair of parallel endless chains 6, passing also over idlers 7'. To chains 6 are pivoted, by outwardly extending pins 9, rods 8 which are also connected to slide 3, so that each complete rotation of cylinder 2l will cause a complete turn of the chains, an'd consequently a reciprocating movementof the slide.

To supply the paste to the segments 22, 22a of cylinder 21, there' is provided a paste-box 18, into,whichV dips a roller 19 engaged by a transferring roller 20, which, in turn, engages the segments 22, 22 of cylinder 21. Roller 20 is driven from wheel l2-by a suitable transmission, (not shown), and in turn rotates roller 19.

By the means described, the labels will, during the operation of the machine, be. transferred from the magazines 5, 5** to the segments 22, 22L to have their bottoms here covered with paste, the faces of the labels being directed outwards. -From cylinder 21 the 1abels are transferred to a second cylinder 23, upon which they are reversed. Cylinder 23 is mounted on shaft 30 and is rotated at uniform speed with cylinder 21, by wheels 12, 47. Cylinder 23 is provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

` Application mea Damm e. 190e. `anal No. 346.536.

Patented July 16, 1907.

the segmental projections 24, 24* that receive the labels from the projections 22, 22 of cylinder 21. The transfer of the labels from cylinder 21 to cylinder 23 is effected'by take-off fingers 25 which engage the backs of the' labels, and after turning them over and placing them upon projections 24, 24, hold them-to the lat-'1 ter. Fingers 25 turn on pins 26 of levers'27, which are provided with rollers 28, spring-pressed against the periphery of a stationary cam 29, so that the rotation of cylinder 23 will cause an oscillation of the fingers.

The means for conveying the bottles 31, or other articles to be labeled, to the cylinders, consist of an endless chain 35" whichy is caused to move atthe same speed as segments 24, 24a of cylinder 23. Chain 35 engages chain 'wheels 33, mounted bn shafts 17, one of which may serve for driving .the machine. Bottle 31 is placed'on rails 32, at one end of the machine, and is vthence. moved forward by one of a. number of abutments 36, so spaced along chain 35, that the bottle is 4presented to the segments 24, 24a at the proper part to be labeled.- In this way the labels are attached to ythe bottle, such attachment being facilitated by providing the projections 24, 24 with a flexible covering 24h, -by means of which the labels are pressed univ formlyagainst the widest possible surface of a cylindrical orconvex article.

In order to permit articles of different size to be labeled, rails 32 are, beneath cylinder 23, provided-With movable members 37. These membelsmay be moved upward by levers 38 fast on shafts 39 and influenced by springs 40. By the means described, members 37, with the bottle 31 supported thereon, are while'the bottle is continuously moved forward, pressed to' wards the labels attached'to cylinder 23.

v In order to effect the raising and lowering of the bottles at the right moment, angle levers 41 are provided, Vsuch levers turning on pins 43 and engaging cams 42. To angle levers 41 are pivoted arms 44, the lower forked ends of which straddle pins 45 on levers 49 fast on one of the shafts 39. These arms normally press the rail-members37 into engagement with rails 32. Cams 42 are fast on the 'continuously rotating shaft 13 of paste-cylinder 21, and are so shaped that the angle levers will rise and permit the rail-members 37 to be raised by springs 40, at the proper moment. In this way, bottles of different diameters may be labeled at one ormore places, while being continuously fed forward by abutments 36.

Back of cylinder 23, there are mounted a pair o'f' brush-rollers 46 rotated by wheels' 47 47", and serving to vigorously press the labels against the bottles, so. that a firm union along the entire surface is effected.

Having'fullydescribed my invention, whatlclaim A and desire to secure by Letters Patent`isz pasting cylinder beneath the path ofthe slide, and a reversing cylinder in proximity to the pasting cylinder, substantially as specified.

2. A labeling machine provided with a slide, a label magazine carried thereby and buying an open`bottom, a pasting cylinder beneath the path of the slide, a reversing cylinder in proximity t0 the pasting cylinder, a conveyel: having movable members, and means for raising said members towards the reversing cylinder, substantially as specltled. v

3. A labeling machine provided with a slide, a label magazine carried thereby and having an open bottom, a pasting cylinder beneath the path of the slide, a reversing cylinder in proximity to the pasting linden and rotatable brushes back of the reversing cylinder, substantially as specified.

4. A labeling machine provided with a slide, -a pair of label magazines carried thereby, a pasting cylinder having a series of segmental projections, a reversing cylinder in proximity to the pasting cylinder, a conveyer havingmovable members, and means for rnlslngsaid members towards the revel-sinsr cylinder, substantially as specified.

A labeling;r machine provided with a pair of endless parallel feed chains, a slide operatively connected thereto, a label magazine carried by the slide, a pasting,r cylinder, a reversing cylinder in proximity to the pasting cylinder, and a couveyer, substantially as specified.

G. A labeling machine provided with a conveyer having vertically movable members, springdufiuenced levers engaged thereby, arms operatively connected to the levers, angie levers pivoted to the arms, and cams engaged by the angle levers, substantially as specified.

7. A labeling machine provided with a pasting cylinder having segmental projections, a reversing cylinder having segmental projections and arranged in proximity to the pasting cylinder, means for stripping the labels from the pasting cylinder and holding,r them to the reversing cylinder and flexible coverings on the projections of the reversing cylinder, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

KARL OTTING.

Witnesses HERMANN Horne, WM. HAHN. 

